Siena leads Rider 25-23 at halftime

ALBANY – Sophomore forward Brett Bisping has seven points as Siena leads Rider 25-23 after an ugly first half at Times Union Center.

Siena junior guard Evan Hymes gave Siena a 20-19 lead with a 3-pointer from the right side with 1:34 left. Freshman forward Michael Wolfe scored on a conventional three-point play off a Rider turnover caused by Siena’s press to put the Saints ahead 25-20 with 57 seconds to play.

Rider’s Anthony Myles (13 points) hit his second 3-pointer with five seconds left to account for the halftime score.

Siena grabbed an 11-1 lead as Rider missed its first 11 shots from the field.

But the Broncs, who lead the nation in 3-point shooting, finally got untracked with an 8-2 run to pull within 11-9.

Rider pulled ahead 18-17 with a 9-0 run that included 3-pointers by Myles and senior forward Daniel Stewart.

Siena is shooting 7 of 25 (28 percent) from the field, while Rider is 7 for 24 (29.2 percent).